Ultra Trail (Qatar) is an informal racing series organised by Steve Farnham – long-term member of the Doha Bay Running Club. Running in the desert is always a physical challenge and a visual delight. So I have decided to tell the story of this race with pictures:
6am: Thick Fog on the Dukhan Highway slows us down
The fog begins to lift on the outskirts of Zekreet
A fantastical, misty sunrise
A fantastical, misty sunrise
A fantastical, misty sunrise
The Start/Finish area
A friendly race briefing
40K’ers head out
Our turn: the 20K’ers
And we’re off!
Heading towards the East-West / West-East sculpture
The desolate desert
The desolate desert
The desolate desert
The desolate desert
2001?
Richard Serra’s E-W / W-E sculptures are our course markers for a bit.
Finished! Left to right: Me, JP (Volunteer),Steve Farnham (director), Mohsin & Derek
Race Data
Race Map
I completed my run in 1:48:33 (officially) which included time taken to stop and take photos. The route was fun to run, challenging under foot but visually spectacular and the general organisation and support is top-notch!
The Muddy Masochist 
This looks insane! I’d love to take more running vacations…here’s to planning for 2016!
Thanks. It is fun running in the desert. Sadly not a vacation, just where I work!!
Wow! 🙂
Thanks niki :D. Proof that wherever one is in the world, there is always an interesting trail to run somewhere nearby